Voters head for polling stations in 13 governortes to vote in runoffs

Voters in 13 Egyptian governorates headed on Tuesday for ballot boxes to elect candidates in the run off for the 2nd phase of parliamentary elections.

Also, Egyptians abroad continue to cast their votes at the headquarters of the Egyptian diplomatic missions for the second day in a row.

The polling stations open its doors during the two-day election process to voters from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m local time.

Egypt's Parliamentary polls, divided into two phases, is the final step of the political road map agreed upon following the June 30th revolution to complete building the state's institutions.

Individual candidates only will compete in the runoffs as "For the Love of Egypt" list secured 60 seats allotted for the list system in the second stage of the parliamentary elections in several governorates.

Sources: MENA